[Perform-Talk] When it’s appropriate to let dance instructors know of your disability

Leslie Hamric lhamric930 at comcast.net
Sat Feb 15 22:40:56 UTC 2020


That's great news! Glad that you had such a positive experience. Thank you for letting us know. Please keep us posted.
Leslie

Leslie Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher
Board member of National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division

> On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:24 PM, Cierra Theriot via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone. so at about an hour before the tap class I received an email and it was positive. The class was great and I really enjoyed it. The teacher was very good working with me as or my past teachers I’ve had. Hope you are all doing well.
> 
> 
> Cierra Theriot
> 
>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 12:45 PM, Amy Sabo via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> hello sierra,
>> this is a very good question to post here. is this class for a school
>> thing or for a personal thing. as for contacting them via email and,
>> also text message which is good. I would also recommend that you call
>> them like leslie said to you as well! if you get a bad vibe in your
>> conversation with them then I wouldn't pursue it but, it is a good one
>> in that you describe your blindness to them and, they are accessible
>> to it and, then go for it. don't hide your blindness. it's a
>> characteristic of who you are. if they can't accept that then just
>> move on!
>> 
>> I hope it's a success for you in getting into this class for whatever reason!
>> 
>> hugs,
>> amy
>> 
>>>> On 2/12/20, Cierra Theriot via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi everyone.
>>> hope you are all doing well. So tomorrow I’m wanting to do a tap dance class
>>> that they’re having here that’s opened. so last night I emailed and messaged
>>> the page on Facebook letting them know of my disability and that I may need
>>> a little help because I may need to touch and or be positioned physically to
>>> understand some of the movements. I haven’t received an email or a text back
>>> from them and I’m thinking about calling them. That makes me a little
>>> nervous but if I have to I guess I have to. I also just checked and it seems
>>> that they have seen my message but they have not replied. I just don’t want
>>> them to be freaking out because someone who’s blind it’s just dropping in
>>> without warning them. But I did tell them I have previous dance experience
>>> and I can do this. so what do you all think. Should I call them and explain
>>> things, or just show up tomorrow like anyone else that has no disability
>>> would.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Cierra Theriot
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